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Plants (Complaints) (PE984)

Tuesday 18 December 2007 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 6 contributions · 3 speakers

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Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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The next petition is PE984 by Dr Colin Watson, on behalf of Scothedge, which calls on the Parliament to introduce legislation to provide local authorities with the power to deal with complaints about vigorous growing trees, hedges, vines and other plants.

John Farquhar Munro LD Ross, Skye and Inverness West
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The petition raises a big issue. It is a growing issue.

Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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Yes. Do members have any views on how to deal with the matter?

John Farquhar Munro LD Ross, Skye and Inverness West
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I thought that it had been resolved. The petitioner originally suggested that there should be nothing above 2m, and that anything above 2m should be trimmed. However, two years down the line, nothing seems to have happened.

John Wilson SNP Central Scotland
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We should write to the Scottish Government to seek an update on when it will decide how it will address the matter or when it will introduce legislation.

Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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That would be the best course of action. We could find out where the Government is with respect to the legislative framework—if there is to be any—and then decide how to deal with the petition.

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